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Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (centre) gestures during a press conference surrounded by senior Thai army commanders and government minsters at Government House in Bangkok June 19, 2025. — AFP pic
World  / 16 h ago

Paetongtarn Shinawatra: Youngest Thai PM faces swift end to short career

Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on June 20, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

High Court discharges Najib in RM27m SRC case stalled since 2019, does not acquit

The latest victim was reportedly living with heart disease and diabetes and had not received a second booster dose. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Malaysia reports first Covid-19 fatality this year involving high-risk patient, says Health Ministry

The Penang Yosakoi Parade 2023. — Picture via Facebook/Penang Yosakoi Parade
Life  / 6 h ago

Yosakoi hits 10: Penang streets come alive with high-energy dance, Japanese idols and a fireworks finale

Screengrabs of a Facebook video showing the tour bus near Muallim.
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Tour bus with 36 Indian tourists crashes into divider on PLUS highway near Muallim in Perak, all escape unhurt

The Federal Court ruled that a 2014 fatwa issued by the Selangor Fatwa Committee does not apply to the Sisters in Islam (SIS) Forum Malaysia as an organisation or institution, but only to individuals. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Selangor Sultan wants Muslim women’s rights group SIS to not use ‘Islam’ in name, cites ‘confusion’ among community

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim addresses the media after the Johor PKR leadership close-door event at the Mall of Medini in Iskandar Puteri June 19, 2025. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Anwar: No RON95 price hike despite global oil surge, Iran-Israel conflict

Zhenhao Zou, a Chinese student who was found guilty by a London court of drugging and raping 10 women in Britain and China, looks on in this handout picture released on March 5, 2025. Metropolitan Police/Handout via Reuters
World  / 3 h ago

Chinese student Zou Zhenhao — who raped 10 women and targeted dozens more — jailed for life in UK

This handout photo taken on June 17, 2025 and provided by the South Korean Foreign Ministry on June 19, 2025 shows South Koreans and their Iranian family members boarding a bus in Tehran during their evacuation from Iran to Turkmenistan. — South Korean Foreign Ministry handout/AFP pic
World  / 19 h ago

Missiles fly, airspace closes: Governments scramble to evacuate citizens from Israel and Iran

Between 2023 and 2024 alone, heat caused by the El Niño cycle claimed five lives, according to the Khazanah Research Institute. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Cooling crisis: Why Malaysia’s urban trees are critical in the heatwave battle

Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Account 2 savings may be used to help pay for health insurance premiums. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Amid rising costs, Putrajaya mulls allowing Malaysians to tap EPF Account 2 savings for private hospital cover

This combination of handout satellite photos obtained from Planet Labs PBC on June 19, 2025, of a photo taken on June 5, 2025 (left) shows military planes at the US military base of Al-Udeid in Qatar, and a photo taken June 19, 2025 (right) showing no more planes at the US military base of Al-Udeid in Qatar, one of the main US bases in the region. — Handout via AFP
World  / 4 h ago

Satellite images reveal empty tarmac at major US air base in Qatar

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today declined to say whether the successor to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, whose contract ends on June 22, has been confirmed. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Anwar tight-lipped on new IGP appointment, says decision not final yet

A royalist activist holds a Thai flag as he protests in front of the Royal Embassy of Cambodia, following a recent clash at the Thailand-Cambodia border on May 28, 2025, in Bangkok June 6, 2025. Thailand summoned the Cambodian ambassador today to deliver a missive saying it was ‘deeply disappointed’ about the leak of a diplomatic phone call which has sparked a political crisis in Bangkok. — Reuterse pic
World  / 19 h ago

Thailand summons Cambodia envoy, protests ‘unacceptable’ leak of PM’s call with ‘Uncle’ Hun Sen that sparks political crisis

Cart noodles, or ‘che zai mein’, are a Hong Kong classic, found at Luckee. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 4 h ago

Get your fix of Hong Kong-style cart noodles and peanut butter ‘cheong fun’ at Sri Petaling’s Luckee

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FSV Mainz players huddle before the match against Bayer Leverkusen at the MEWA Arena in Mainz, Germany on September 30, 2023. — Reuters pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

Record-breaking Leverkusen beat Mainz to go top in Bundesliga

Bronze medallists Muhammad Syafiq Bin Puteh and Ooi Tze Liang pose during the medal ceremony for the Asian Games Men’s Synchronised 3m Springboard final at the Aquatic Sports Arena in Hangzhou, China on September 30 2023. — Reuters pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

National diver Muhammad Syafiq regains confidence in time to garner maiden medal

Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi reacts after the Men's 100m Round 1 Heat 3 during the Asian Games at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou, China on September 29, 2023. — Reuters pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

Speed demon Azeem wins bronze in Asian Games 100m dash

US captain, Zach Johnson (left) and Max Homa’s caddie, Joe Greiner check their yardage cards during his foursomes match on the second day of play in the 44th Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome on September 30, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

USA push back against European Ryder Cup tide

File photo of Jose Mourinho at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on November 26, 2019. - Reuters pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

Mourinho has ‘no fear’ for future despite Roma’s struggles

Aston Villa’s English striker #11 Ollie Watkins (centre) celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammate during the English Premier League football match between Aston Villa and Brighton and Hove Albion at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England on September 30, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

Watkins treble fires Villa’s rout of hapless Brighton

Malaysian divers Datuk Pandelela Rinong-Nur Dhabitah Sabri in action during the women’s 10-metre platform synchronised event at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena in Hangzhou September 30, 2023. — Bernama pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

Hangzhou Asiad: Pandelela-Nur Dhabitah leave it late to clinch diving bronze

Barcelona’s Brazilian forward #11 Raphinha sits on the field during the Spanish Liga football match between FC Barcelona and Sevilla FC at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona on September 29, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

Barca’s Raphinha side-lined with hamstring injury

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev hits a return to Australia’s Alex De Minaur during their men’s singles second round tennis match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on September 30, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

Medvedev beats De Minaur to reach China Open quarter-finals

Poland’s Iga Swiatek towels off between points while playing against Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova during their women’s singles quarter-final match on day five of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on September 29, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

Swiatek feels free of No. 1 ‘baggage’ ahead of China Open

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur hits a return against Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska during their women’s singles semi-final match of the WTA Ningbo Open tennis tournament in Ningbo, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on September 29, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

Jabeur wins fifth WTA title with demolition in Ningbo final

Team Europe’s Viktor Hovland applauds the fans at the 8th green during the Foursomes at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy on September 30, 2023. — Reuters pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

Hovland and Aberg maraud to record Ryder Cup win

Europe’s Norwegian golfer, Viktor Hovland (left) and Europe’s Swedish golfer, Ludvig Aberg (right) walk to the 10th green during their foursomes match on the second day of play in the 44th Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome on September 30, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

Europe make fast start to Ryder Cup second day

China's Zhang Zhizhen celebrates after winning his men's singles final match against Japan's Yosuke Watanuki in Hangzhou September 30, 2023. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

Zhang wins men's tennis gold for China at Asian Games

A woman walks past a logo of the 2022 Asian Games at the media village in Hangzhou, China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 21, 2023. ― AFP pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

National sepak takraw squad determined to defend inter-regu gold medal at Asian Games

An officer walks as a damaged police vehicle is seen inside the Kanjuruhan Stadium where a riot and stampede took place following a football match between Arema and Persebaya, in Malang October 2, 2022. — Reuters pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

'Long way to go' for Indonesian football year after deadly stampede